41. The Lion King

Apparently another “live action” remake of a Disney classic, but in fact a photorealistic CGI rendering, in the recent Jungle Book style (with which The Lion King shares director Jon Favreau). Donald Glover voices Simba, the princely cub, while Chiwetel Ejiofor is mean old Scar, the lionly uncle who is out to grab the throne for himself.

43. The Kitchen

AKA Widows But the Husbands Aren’t Dead, Just in Prison. We’re anticipating some pretty juicy accent work in this one, set in 1970s Hell’s Kitchen and starring Melissa McCarthy, Margo Martindale and Elisabeth Moss.

44. Ford v Ferrari

Matt Damon and Christian Bale team up as American car designer Carroll Shelby and his British driver Ken Miles in a stirring tale of American triumph (Ford) over dastardly continentals (Ferrari). James Mangold (Logan) directs.

45. Rocketman

With the unexpected success of Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, hopes are high for this film about another music-industry icon of a similar vintage, Elton John. Taron Egerton plays the erstwhile Reg Dwight, Jamie Bell his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. Dexter Fletcher, who finished Bohemian Rhapsody after director Bryan Singer left it, gets an actual credit this time.

46. Charlie’s Angels

A slight heart-sinker, this – do we really need another reboot? – until you clock the cast: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott and Elizabeth Banks, who also directs. This time round, according to Stewart, there’s a great network of international angels, all giving each other a leg-up. She’s also described it as “woke”, but let’s not eye-roll just yet.

47. Gemini Man

Two people in dire need of a hit are Will Smith (especially) and Ang Lee. The former still mired in the worst run of his career; the latter coming off a couple of duds. Hopefully this will do the trick: a slightly deja-vu-plotted sci-fi about an ageing assassin pitted against a younger clone of himself, who can predict his every move.

49. The Goldfinch

Classy adaptation of the Donna Tartt novel by Brooklyn director John Crowley. Ansel Elgort is the art-loving kid who pinches the eponymous painting after being caught in a museum bombing, then embarks on a career of antiques forgery while trying to hang on to his precious artwork.